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8 Breathtaking Cloud Formations
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| October 16, 2009
| Olivia Putnal
Posted on 10/17/2009 2:22:43 PM PDT by Daffynition
Clouds come in many shapes, sizes, colors and formsall unique and beautiful in their own way. Whether it is a sky full of red and orange clouds lighting up the Brooklyn Bridge or rare mother-of-pearl clouds in Scandinavia, we found some unbelievably stunning photos that capture fascinating cloud formations from around the globe. Have a look at the pictures belowand you never know, they may inspire you to look up to the sky every once in a while.
Florence, Italy
As Frank Slack stood over the Arno river, the combination of the setting sun and clouds rolling in produced this magnificent yellow and gray sky. Photo courtesy of Frank Slack via
Huntsville, Alabama
Wes Thomas was lucky enough to witness these low, fast-moving clouds one night over Jones Valley. To produce the blurred effect, he set the camera to a 30-second exposure. Photo courtesy of Wesley Thomas via Flickr.com
New York, New York
While walking the Brooklyn Bridge, Ben Brown captured this red sky moment minutes after a summer shower soaked the city. Photo courtesy of Ben Brown via Flickr.com
Rio Vista, California
Looking out toward Mount Diablo from the patio of her home, amateur photographer Rebecca snapped this mixture of red clouds and a blue sky. Photo courtesy of Rebecca via Flickr.com
Walla Walla, Washington
When the sun is unusually high and the temperature is hot, sometimes a circumhorizontal arc like this one formswhich was immortalized by Lynn Suckow one summer afternoon. Photo courtesy of Lynn Suckow via Flickr.com
Valencia, Spain
According to Marialuisa Wittlin, these lens-shaped clouds loomed over the mountains all day and she was able to get a shot of them before the sun finished settingwhen this lovely scene disappeared. Photo courtesy of Marialuisa Wittlin via Flickr.com
Buskerud, Norway
For almost an entire month in January 2008, these nacreous cloudswhich are known for their mother-of-pearl colors and only form in frigid temperaturesgraced the Scandinavia skies. Photo courtesy of Kalinka Irina Martín Iglesias
Central Illinois
When sunlight is diffused through thin clouds with uniform water droplets, it produces vivid colors like these in the photo abovea phenomenon called iridescence. Photo courtesy of Tim Stone via Flickr.com
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: cloudformations; clouds; weather
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To: JoeProBono
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10/17/2009 7:07:50 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: HereInTheHeartland
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10/17/2009 7:10:45 PM PDT
by
patriot08
(TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
To: Daffynition
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10/17/2009 7:11:19 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: LadyPilgrim
Madonna and child? You cannot be cirrus
'Skeletal Cirrus' from Naples, Italy. © Modestino Carbone.
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posted on
10/17/2009 7:11:45 PM PDT
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Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
10/17/2009 7:18:55 PM PDT
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Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: nagdt
Really? I'm flattered.
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posted on
10/17/2009 7:34:43 PM PDT
by
patriot08
(TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
To: Daffynition
Looks like the head of a goat at the top......eyeballs, ears and mouth. :-)
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10/17/2009 7:36:51 PM PDT
by
LadyPilgrim
((Lifted up was He to die; It is finished was His cry; Hallelujah what a Savior!!!!!! ))
To: nagdt
Here's a few more you might like. I took the first one on Laguna Madre, Corpus Christi, Tx and the second one in front of my house.
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10/17/2009 7:54:55 PM PDT
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patriot08
(TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
To: patriot08
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10/17/2009 8:01:42 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(MSM: ideological flotsam... in the septic tank for the lunatic left.- Breitbart)
To: Daffynition
Cheers!
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posted on
10/17/2009 9:56:02 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: grey_whiskers
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10/18/2009 3:36:42 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: patriot08
Thank you. I like the bird in flight pic a lot. I’m a land locked tropical beach lover. These pics are all Texas coast?
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10/18/2009 5:36:39 AM PDT
by
nagdt
("speak the truth but leave immediately afterward")
To: Daffynition
June Cloud of the Month
To: Daffynition
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10/18/2009 6:43:16 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: HangnJudge
Hmm...
Try again
To: patriot08
I love your pictures. We used to have a house on Tiki Island and I saw some fabulous sun rises and sun sets.
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10/18/2009 6:49:26 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: Daffynition
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posted on
10/18/2009 6:54:30 AM PDT
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Utah Binger
(Mount Carmel Utah, Where Thunderbirds Soar and Protect)
To: JoeProBono
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10/18/2009 7:19:35 AM PDT
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Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: Utah Binger
Nice. O’Keefe-esque.
Who is the artist, please?
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10/18/2009 7:20:50 AM PDT
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Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: Daffynition
O'Keeffe saw this painting called "Cloud World" in 1925 at Columbia University. She got some good information regarding the clouds down here along the Arizona Strip during monsoon season.
From Maynard Dixon, American Modernist in the West
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10/18/2009 7:31:23 AM PDT
by
Utah Binger
(Mount Carmel Utah, Where "Cloud World" Originated)
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